American young people are famously ignorant about history. They are also enthusiastic about Barack Obama who promises to talk to every enemy of America without preconditions. That combination probably stimulated a somber column by Thomas Sowell today. I supported John McCain with enthusiasm in 2000 and was disappointed when George Bush defeated him in the primary elections. I thought Bush was minimally qualified, as exemplified by the abysmal interview he gave as a candidate when he could not name the president of Pakistan. Compared to Barack Obama, however, Bush was a master at governance.
I have read extensively in the history of the 1930s. When we read those accounts of well-meaning men and their efforts to keep the peace, we know the outcome. Today, we see the possible election of a well-meaning man with no credentials for office and I wonder if enough people will think about the future.
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